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What’s driving the good jobs news for the month of June?

Clip: 7/3/2014 | 4m 46s

What’s driving the good jobs news for the month of June?

The unemployment rate in the U.S. dropped to 6.1 percent in June, its lowest point since just before the financial crisis of 2008. Moreover, a strong hiring report is lifting hopes that momentum is building in the jobs market. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a closer look at what, and who, is driving the numbers.

07/03/2014 | Rating NR

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